hòu

technical
dialect

Meaning of

鲎 means horseshoe crab; rainbow (in some dialects). Pronounced hòu.

  • horseshoe crab
  • rainbow (in some dialects)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Hòu
shì
zhǒng
lǎo
de
hǎi
yáng
shēng
 

The horseshoe crab is an ancient marine creature.

xué
jiā
yòng
hòu
xiě
jiǎn
jūn
 

Scientists use horseshoe crab blood to detect bacterial toxins.

men
zài
shā
tān
shàng
kàn
dào
zhī
bèi
chōng
shàng
àn
de
hòu
 

We saw a horseshoe crab washed ashore on the beach.

Relations

Synonyms

Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ tiáo